From the November 3, 2022, Coastal Review "Groundbreaking set for new visitor center, lab at Fort Fisher."
A groundbreaking ceremony is set to take place at Fort Fisher State Historic Site at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, November 10 to mark the construction of a new visitor center and conservation lab for the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Office of State Archaeology.
Located at 1610 Fort Fisher Boulevard South, Kure Beah, North Carolina. it is a part of the Division of State Historic Sites in the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Attendees at the groundbreaking are expected to include Secretary D. Reid Wilson of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, members of the North Carolina General Assembly and members of the Friends of Fort Fisher (to which I belong).
Light refreshments will be served.
Construction is expected to be finished in April 2024. The new facility is expected to cost about $25.5 million, most of whih has been appropriated by the General Assembly since 2016.
In planning since 2010, the new visitor center is to be about 22,000 square feet, three times the size of the existing facility which was built in 1965 (and I remember when this opened).
The new visitor center will have nearly double the museum exhibit space, plus amenities such as a 100-seat orientation theater and a multipurpose room suitable for rental and eduactional activities such as wedding eceptions and classroom instruction.
I Can't Wait. My Favorite Place Gettng Even Better!! --Old B-Runner
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